Baumgartner v. Am. Std., Inc.is an interesting Rhode Island case which applied Ohio law, as the state of Ohio had the most significant relationship to the instant asbestos litigation. 2015 R.I. Super. LEXIS 91 (R.I. Super. Ct. 2015).
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“It’s all the Same”: The Connecticut Products Liability Act and Federal Maritime Law in Asbestos Litigation
In Connecticut, many products liability actions involving asbestos exposure have involved General Dynamics Electric Boat, a subsidiary of the General Dynamics Corporation, which has built submarines for the U.S. Navy for decades in the Town of Groton.
No New Trial – Defense Verdict Stands
The plaintiff, Marsha Lagerberg, individually and in her capacity as Executrix of the Estate of Erick Lagerberg, filed a petition for a new trial almost two years after the jury verdict in Lagerberg v. Rogers Corporation was reached in 2015.
“Sufficiently” Identifying an Asbestos-Containing Product without Specifically Identifying It
It is an obvious tenet of an asbestos action that in order to establish asbestos exposure from a product, there must have been a product that contained asbestos.
Dr. Michael Graham: A Causation Expert?
Dr. Michael Graham is well known in the realm of asbestos litigation. He is widely recognized as an expert pathologist, an expert medical examiner and an expert at determining causes of death.
How Missouri Courts and St. Louis City Judges are Applying Recent Personal Jurisdiction Decisions
In February of 2016, a Missouri jury in the City of St. Louis delivered a stunning $72 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson for injuries caused by the Plaintiff’s use of talc products. The award garnered national attention and highlighted St. Louis as a plaintiff-friendly venue.
Connecticut Federal Judge Declines to Challenge
General Motors was found liable for negligence last summer after an eight-year-old climbed into her parents’ 2004 Chevrolet Suburban, inserted the key into the ignition and placed the car in neutral; the vehicle subsequently rolled downhill, crashed into a tree and fatally injured the child.
Nonresident Defendant Corporation’s Challenge to Personal Jurisdiction Prevails
In Rhode Island, Judge Gibney, a presiding asbestos Judge, issued a decision granting the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint against it for lack of personal jurisdiction in Murray v. 3M Co.
Kerryann M. Cook to Speak at Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York’s Asbestos Litigation Event
Kerryann Cook will be speaking at the Tarnished Justice: Asbestos Litigation after the Silver Scandal presentation during the New York State Federalist Society and the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York’s Asbestos Litigation Event on April 23.
Personal Jurisdiction Challenge in Connecticut Asbestos Case Fails
Recently in Connecticut, Judge Bellis, the presiding asbestos docket judge in Bridgeport, issued a decision involving a defendant’s challenge to the court’s personal jurisdiction. Rice v. Am. Talc Co., 2017 Conn. Super. LEXIS 4433 (Conn. Super. 2017).